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Sony and Nintendo sued over patent infringement

Posted on January 11th, 2008 at 10:59 EDT

Sony seems to always be right smack dab in the middle of patent infringement lawsuits. After the famous Immersion lawsuit that caused Sony to remove rumble capabilities from their Dualshock 2 controllers, the company couldn’t have been any more embarrassed.

Enter, Copper Innovations Group. According to a patent filed in western Philadelphia in 1996, Copper had patented a device labeled as a, "Hand Held Computer Input Apparatus and Method." Copper is claiming that the Sixaxis and Blu-ray remote, along with the Nintendo Wii remote and nunchuck device is in direct violation of their patent and has filed a lawsuit against both companies over the matter.

The small group of innovators are seeking not only damages plus interest, but also legal fees and an injunction permanently prohibiting Sony (and Nintendo) from releasing products that infringe upon the patent.

Sony representatives have not commented on the situation. However, after Immersion won USD 100 million dollars from the last affair Sony went through, it’s no surprise that other companies are trying for a huge payday as well.

Source: Gamespot

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posted 11:03am EST - January 11th, 2008
1

Man I like both of these companies I feel bad for them.

posted 11:05am EST - January 11th, 2008
2

psn id: gingo.... i doubt this small company will have a chance of winning i saw the picture of what they are sueing for and it is nothing like what song and nintendo use

posted 11:10am EST - January 11th, 2008
3

Lol. The description is about hand held thingys that can interact with a computer, AKA every single controller, keyboards, mice, etc in the world! (What picture?) And then they have to sue Sony and Nintendo, even years after they showed their stuff to the public!!! Besides, doesn't patent stuff expire after 10 years? Or is it 25?

posted 11:16am EST - January 11th, 2008
4

I think it's stupid because the pictures look like a wireless mouse.

posted 11:17am EST - January 11th, 2008
5

Thats bs. Your not allowed to design a controller for your own console now? lol wtf

posted 11:19am EST - January 11th, 2008
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for f*k sake every1 is havin a wobble over copyright infringements! they ant got owt betta 2 do
posted 11:19am EST - January 11th, 2008
7

How,can the Blu-ray remote be included the infringement?As far as i know it's just a blue-tooth remote.These days any company would try to make a quick buck by making false acquisitions on big companies,who'll undoubtedly kick their a55.

posted 11:20am EST - January 11th, 2008
8
OMFG i bet sony hs never even heard of these dh's wat al load of **** this is.
posted 11:29am EST - January 11th, 2008
9

Too many of these small companies trying to sue console makers for a quick buck.  They can stand in line behind the 3 or 4 other [small, no name] companies that I've read articles on that are suing Sony for some form of infringment.

posted 11:39am EST - January 11th, 2008
10

Its like immersion all over again. Vague patents for the win, I guess.

posted 11:39am EST - January 11th, 2008
11

Sounds like a fanboy!

posted 11:44am EST - January 11th, 2008
12
Why dont they sue xBOX as well?? there stuff is de same ....assbandits
posted 12:04pm EST - January 11th, 2008
13

Waste them Sony, waste them!

posted 12:12pm EST - January 11th, 2008
14

its not even a computer device.  the guy is just greedy and is to late to sue when these things have been out for a year now and  have been in development for longer.  He shouldve known.  Its like he just woke up or something.  Sony and Nintendo will win this. 

posted 12:17pm EST - January 11th, 2008
15

i think they are talking about the motion senstive stuff guys but this is jsut stupid you cant just say YOU big comanies cant use this beaucse you small ones dont have achance of acturly getting it out into the world you will destory the gamming world if you just hogg all the ideas from the ones who share them with eveyr one else then never share them your selves faaags if you cared at all about gamming and this kind of technology YOU WOULD NOT KEEP IT FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD

 

posted 12:24pm EST - January 11th, 2008
16

It doesn't matter... Their product is for a computer... Not a Gaming console nor a blu-ray player! That is half the battle right there!

posted 12:26pm EST - January 11th, 2008
17

Ach this is all nonsense.

I worse for a major hardware company. They're suing each other all the time. It's part and parcel of the job.

This seems like one of those times where some two-bit company buys up some vague tech-patent and tries to sue the big boys, hoping for a quick out-of-court settlement and a nice wee profit.

Nothing to worry about I do declare.

posted 12:42pm EST - January 11th, 2008
18

no sweat off Sony's nuts

posted 1:01pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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It seems these guys just don't have cash so they're hitting the big guys for it. Their device is for a computer; PS3 is a Blu-Ray Player/ Video Game System. I don't see how they can do this when their stuff is made mainly for computers.

posted 1:36pm EST - January 11th, 2008
20

hope sony isnt stubborn like with immerssion going head on.. its always small weak companys who aint got sh!t to show for... i guess missery needs company    -.-

posted 2:56pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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how is the bluray remote an infringment??

it just uses bluetooth instead of an IR receiver

posted 3:09pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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Can you say frivolous Law Suit? Sony and Nitty received patents for their console controller devices and this would have come up them.

posted 3:23pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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Companies these days are all d***** bags. They complain about f**king everything, and you can't do anything without someone crying about it legally.

posted 4:19pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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wow wtf?

posted 4:19pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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MICROSOFT!!!! Microsoft put this small company up to sueing the best company in the world!! Thats why there not sueing M$!!!

Heres how it works...

Micorosft uses its hacking programs and plants a fake patent there for giving this small company the rights to sue poor ol' Sony!

posted 4:20pm EST - January 11th, 2008
26

This is easy to deal with, pay some hitman to whack the guy and everybody related to this matter lol

posted 5:05pm EST - January 11th, 2008
27

the U.S goverment sucks, where else can you think  of something and get to sue someone if they made something close to it. like we all don't have any brains of our own, and we couldn't think of the same damm thing. you should have to make your product first, then if someone copies it , then you could sue. what a bunch of lazy greedy bastards in the USA.

posted 5:19pm EST - January 11th, 2008
28

too bad sony and nintendo basically own japan.

posted 6:05pm EST - January 11th, 2008
29

Yeah & I'm suing Sony because.......because.....I painted a picture of the six axis when I was in 1st grade. Seem like people these days will do anything to get money. i hope Sony can dodge this bullet.

posted 6:07pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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awhh puhlease!!they're jus jelous tat the technology or w/e is more famous on the ps3 and wii,jus cause they didn't use it good doesnt mean they have to take it on the best systems,even the wii is wack!haha

posted 6:08pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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I dont see why people get sued for thinking the same thing that some other person did just to make a quick buck. How does sony know that such a small company like that was going to produce something similar to what they already did. Thats crazy, they have to put it out first in order to sue and by the looks of things they didnt put out sh_t

posted 6:37pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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what a blow to sony...
posted 9:11pm EST - January 11th, 2008
33

They probably invented the wheel too, just forgot to file a patent.

posted 9:19pm EST - January 11th, 2008
34

Well. That sucks. If that patent was so important they would have filed sooner. BUT now that Sony is making a profit off from this they want in.

posted 9:38pm EST - January 11th, 2008
35

SMALL!!!! who are Copper Innovations Group?.....hope sony nd nintendo win.....

posted 10:04pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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business is a bi***
posted 10:10pm EST - January 11th, 2008
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jakazzez
posted 12:59am EST - January 12th, 2008
38

it's too bad. every one is trying to capatilize off of the big companies. both companies are really good to.

posted 1:02am EST - January 12th, 2008
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.....people always sueing over the stupidest things.....there just tryin to get rich why didnt they sue alone time ago when the dual shock first came out.?

posted 5:03am EST - January 12th, 2008
40

What the hel, lets throw-in three claims! One of them is bound to get us some money.

Lame, and what's up with the censorship on the posting PSU?

posted 7:02am EST - January 12th, 2008
41

i can't belive this, what is the matter with all these companies. I hope sony and nintendo win this case. I am sure for once sony and nintendo will have to put their heads together in order to combat this lawsuit, and hopefully this might be the begin of one of the greatest reunion in the history of video game; Sony and Nintendo releasing a one console together or maybe a game combining all nintendo characters and some prominent sony characters to symbolise their victory. I know, I know, thisis just a dream. lol

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